For the first time a man travels the Antarctic alone and walking

An American turned Wednesday into the first person to cross the Antarctic alone without assistance, in an epic journey of 54 days through the polar continent considered impossible before. Colin O'Brady, from Portland, Oregon, completed his 1,500-kilometer trip, while friends, relatives and fans followed his progress online and in real time. I made it! "O'Brady said with tears in his eyes during a call to his family gathered in Portland for the holidays, according to his wife, Jenna Besaw. It was an emotional call, "Besaw said. "It seemed that love and gratitude overwhelmed him, and he really wanted to say 'thank you' to all of us." O'Brady, 33, documented his journey on his Instagram account. He wrote on Wednesday that he had covered the final 129 kilometers in one last spontaneous breakthrough to the finish line that took him just over a day. Although the last 32 hours were the most challenging of my life, they were honestly the best moments I've experienced, "O'Brady wrote. The previous day he said in his account that he was "in the zone" and thought he could finish the journey in a single advance. I am listening to my body and taking care of the details to keep myself safe, "he wrote. "I called home and spoke with my mom, sister and wife: I promised them I would stop when I needed it." Although others have crossed Antarctica, they had assistance with supplies or kites that propel them.

• 2018-12-28T15:58:18+00:00
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